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Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, will use the $1 million bonus he earned from Speedo for tying Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals to start his own foundation.
Appearing on TODAY, Phelps announced that the Michael Phelps Foundation will distribute his prize money to various charitable programs to promote water safety and [...]

Michael Phelps is taking one hell of a victory lap…around the TV dial.

Fresh off news that Phelps fans will get their fix of the all-time Olympic champ next month as both a VMA presenter and Saturday Night Live host comes word that the Flipper-esque phenom will be making his premium cable debut later this fall [...]

We think this pic of Phelps before he was conceived speaks volume.

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He may be the greatest Olympian of all time, but Michael Phelps was once just another pale, skinny 8-year-old in a Speedo.

Here’s little Mikey back in 1993 at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
And all it takes to be a stud is 14 gold medals.

Michael Phelps is making a habit of ‘history making’!
Starting today, Monday, for [...]

1st: missing father
During Michael Phelps’ races, camera shots of his mother Debbie were a fixture on NBC. The network showed endless replays of her falling to her seat after that memorable 100 butterfly finish. And after her son won his eighth gold medal, Debbie was all over NBC getting interviewed. Michael’s sisters, Hilary and Whitney [...]

Obesity-peddling restaurant is the athlete’s choice, apparently

Monday 18th August, 2008: Humongous gentleman Michael Phelps helps himself to a McDonalds on the Olympic Green in front of a huge press entourage. This comes shortly after we are told that that the swimmer eats the calorie equivalent of 22 Big Macs a day.

Sunday 17th August, 2008: After [...]

Mark Spitz’s iconic performance was surpassed by a swimmer fitting of this generation: a 23-year-old from Baltimore who loves hip-hop music, texting with his buddies and wearing his cap backward.
“Everything was accomplished,” he said. “I will have the medals forever.”
Phelps sure did his part to win No. 8, eclipsing Mark Spitz’s seven-gold performance at the [...]

Phelps is a creature of habit. He struggles to wake up in the morning, and loves to take naps in the middle of the afternoon. He gets two massages a day and takes ice baths to help his body recover from the grueling schedule. He whoofs down gargantuan amounts of pasta and pizza between races.
“Lots [...]

Michael Phelps‘ goal of surpassing Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals in one Olympics.
Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze in the 2004 Athens Games. That equaled the Olympic record of the most medals won in one Games, first achieved in 1980 by Russian gymnast Alexander Dityatin. Phelps remains the top swimmer in [...]